Georgia prosecutors defending the 2000 murder conviction of a onetime Black Panther leader known as H. Rap Brown say new DNA ...

Alabama is witnessing a significant reduction in opioid overdose deaths, with the number of fatalities across the state ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who is charged with several drug crimes Tuesday. According to the JCSO, it executed arrest warrants for Vernon Lamont ...

A federal judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by federal immigration agents from their driveway in suburban Minneapolis and sent to a detention center ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — On the morning of Jan. 30, 2026, investigators with the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of Alexander ...

A new judge will be assigned to handle Alabama star Charles Bediako's eligibility case after the NCAA's motion to recuse him was granted, ESPN reported on Tuesday, citing court documents. The NCAA ...

The judge in Alabama basketball center Charles Bediako’s eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA has recused himself from the case. Tuscaloosa Circuit Court judge James “Jim” Roberts filed an order to ...

Judge James "Jim" Roberts has recused himself from the case involving Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako. The NCAA had cited Roberts' donations to the Crimson Tide Foundation as a potential ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The judge in Alabama center Charles Bediako’s eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA has recused himself from the case. Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge James Roberts filed the ...

The college basketball soap opera that’s taking place on a very different kind of court has taken yet another twist. The move comes one day after the NCAA filed a motion for Roberts, an Alabama donor, ...

Two local men were recently arrested and remain at the Jefferson County jail after separate drug busts in Southeast Texas. A 34-year-old man is being held for possession of a controlled substance ...